President Obama attended the House Republican Retreat in Baltimore, and took questions from some Republican House members in attendance. The Republican Retreat is an annual event where the Republican Caucus meets to plan their Congressional agenda for the year. Since this year's Retreat occurred shortly after the State of the Union address, most of the questions responded to Pres. Obama's comments during that speech.

Government ReformBarack Obama: Would love line-item veto, but start with earmark reform.
Barack Obama: Only a few waivers on lobbyists in senior positions.
Jason Chaffetz: Disallow lobbyists in senior administration positions.
Paul Ryan: Create a constitutional version of the line-item veto.
Russell Feingold: Create a constitutional version of the line-item veto.